Gods and Generals

“The nation's heart was touched by...”

6.3(191)20033h 39m

DramaHistoryWar

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.

Director

Ronald F. Maxwell

Budget

$56.0M

Revenue

$12.9M

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Cast

Stephen Lang

Lt. Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson

Jeff Daniels

Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Robert Duvall

Gen. Robert E. Lee

Kevin Conway

Sgt. Buster Kilrain

C. Thomas Howell

Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

Jeremy London

Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton

Matt Letscher

Col. Adelbert Ames

Brian Mallon

Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock

Bo Brinkman

Maj. Walter Taylor

Bruce Boxleitner

Lt. Gen. James Longstreet

William Sanderson

Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill

Billy Campbell

Maj. Gen. George Pickett

Reviews

2 reviews

Mark Rushow

8y ago

4.0

It is too afraid of reality to depict truths. Rather it hides behind a facade of being artistically 'old filmy' in styling; as too paint the whole in the romanticised vision (whitewash) held by those that love the idea of the Civil War. It was rather unbearable to say the least.

Wuchak

6y ago

8.0

***Way better than "Gettysburg"*** Even though I love the Civil War I waited a full six and a half years before catching the prequel "Gods and Generals" (2003). Why? Because 1993's "Gettysburg" was so unimpressive. While "Gettysburg" has some worthwhile scenes it was merely okay on a whole, and sometimes downright tedious. How the filmmakers made the Civil War's biggest battle boring (generally...